New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-12
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T .Is.s the IsssFins nsseTia. /. sup
.the effort TO represent Minnesota ss
tho only worlds exposition In which she ever
took part was too great. too successful and LOO
costly, TO have no enduring record made of It"
every citizen is proud OF the successes and the
distinction won by Minnesota. and desires that
she shonld realize to the utmost their possible
dement's. This may not be done if a record
thereof is not preserved would therefore
recommend an appropriation of 81, 900, to be
expended under the direction of the governor of
the state, to meet such expense as may be in
CURED by the commissioner in completing and
properly illustrating his report, and that its.
Vouchers for all expenditures made in the col
lection and maintenance of the exhibit are on
file in the office Of the state auditor.
URGENCY FOR SESSION IN 1886.
An extra session of the last legislature was.
urged with considerable pressure for three main.
purposes: To amend The laws for the regulation:
of railroads and grain inspection; to amend the
tax laws; and to make a legislative apportion-
ment. Some were inclined to see in the exist
ence of three such supposed occasions tor im1ne-
annual sessions.
In regard to the railroad and warehouse laws,
nave no doubt that the public judgment as to
the amendments necessary is more harmonious
and more just than it could have been wear
ago. and that no considerable harm has come
from the delay
amend the tax law was decision rendered bv
the supreme court in the case of Chauncey VS.
Wass, according to which the payment OF taxes
upon real estate and the possession of treasur-
ers receipt therefor would not save the owners
Title. IN case the property had been improperly
advertised and sold as delinquent unless the
iact OF such payment were shown before the So
called equity of redemption had become barred
by time About the same time it occasioned
general surprise to learn that provision of law,
requiring personal notice of the expiration of
the time OF redemption to be given by county
AUDITORS to owners of supposed delinquent real
estate soid Tor taxes, had been repealed by q
Section or a subsequent statute.
Ii thus appeared that citizen who had dis
charged every obligation to the state in return
and who felt himself secure in the possession Of
written ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the states agen
that he had paid his Dues might vet be mad
pahkrupt ana homeless through the b under of
an ome1al agent OF the state, under the statutes
OF Inc state as construed by the highest state
court. 1t would be heard to conserve a clearer
case OF leagalized robbery than the operation of
law as construed by the court. 1t is impossible
to presume that the legislature intended it
should have any such effect, and it is equally i'm
possible to assume that the forbearance Of
human nature will acquiesce in its enforcement
1t an extra session had been necessary to save
one single citizen from the loss of his rights
through these surprising defects or errors it
would have been called. But upon all forfeit
ures already attached legislation would have
been imperative, and it was clear that the pub
licitv given through the press and by excited
public comment to the whole subject, to the
danger of ruin in which every man might I'M
Willingly stand and to the means by which he
could ascertain the fact and avert loss, would
prevent the occurrence of any new forfeiture
through surprise or mistake
The supposed repeal of the provision fer per-
sonal notice OF the expiration Of the redemption
period has since been declared invalid by the su-
preme court, being in violation Of the section Of
the constitution which torbids that any law
shall contain more than one subject. which mus
be expressed In It's title. Il may remark
much time has been lost in recent session
the introduction OF bills with titles defecti-
this respect, which often only corrected
recalling the bills from the executive for tt
purpose.
The decision i'll the Wass case has just be-.
reaffirmed, by the majority of the court. afte
re-examnation. 1t has thus become your tlut
to provide some relief mitigation, il any
possible, of the Injustice which may follow trs
this hard construction, aad to so amend .
law that actual, seasonable payment
shall at all Jimas be valid protection
any claim to real estate based upon its
non-payment. You should also inquire
the present provision tor notice OF the
ton of the redemption is sufficient.
The state census shows a popula
1,11T,79S. The increase took place mai.
the northern part OF the state and in the
of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The purpose
enumeration by the state Is plainly to aSCerti
whether reapportlonment of legislative repre-
senLation is necessary according to the require
go ~" constitution tina, represen tation
shall be apportioned equally throughout the
different sections Of the state in proportion to
the population thereof and to furnish a guide
".
The census shows beyond question that repre-
sentatlon is no longer proportioned to popula-
tion, and it will be among your plainesL duties
to readjust the representation to conform to the
constitution. do not doubt your perfect will
lingness to discharge that constitutional obi
CATION. but you may properly be reminded that
your assumed unwillingneSs to meet the diff
cult1es and Inconvenience OF reappOrtion-
lnent was strongly urged upon me as reason
Tor calling together your predecessors for the
purpose. 1t similar circumstances should exist
in 1895, as they probably WILL hope your pres
ent action will confirm the confidence OF all in
that day, that the Minnesota legislature will
perform its duty, uninf1nenced by personal con-
sideration. This duty being performed, it will
session in 1856 are concerned biennial sessions
sufficiently answer all purposes.
UNNECESSARY OFFICES.
Frequent examination is necessary to prevent
the retention of offices which have ceased to be
necessary or useful I judge the Office Of state
land agent to be now such an one. It seems to
me, also, that the preparation and distribution
OF authoritative documents, books or circulars,
regarding the advantages Of Minnesota, hi hertC
done by board of Immigration and a secretar-
can now be more properly and economical
placed in the charge of the secretary OF state. y
Referring to the requirements that the state
shall make an enumeration Of its inhabitants
again in S95, and to the f ct that the United
States will now pay one-half the expense OF a
census taken at that time, il it contain the
matter taken in the manner the federal
census, I recommend to your consideration the
suspension OF the annual collection and publica-
make in 1895 a complete census which will fur
nish reliable means for comparison, in all re-
spects, with that OF the United States in $50.
Our published statistics becoming less and
less trustworthy. doubt il they are now worth
their COST
DRAINAGE OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
public meeting held at Crookston on the 9Th
of last month, in the interest OF the drainage
of the Red river valley. requested me by resolu-
tion to call your attention: to the urgent need
OF careful and judicious legislation upon the
Hrafsf Of 6rain nU n % and
necessity of very liberal appropriation from
the state to open up the INSTRUCTED river cham
nels Of tais [that] section, and Of the wisdom OF
the state lending her credit to forward the
scheme" While I willingly comply with this
request to the extent Of commencing the sub
ject to your consideration, am prevented from
making the full lamentations desired by the
inhibitions OF the constitution. Section 10 Of
Article 8 of the constitution provides that the
credit OF the state shall never be given loaned
in aid of any individual. association or incor-
poration," and section 5 of the same article pro-